The _Swallow_ and _Weymouth_ left _Sierraleon, May_ 28, where, I have already taken Notice, _Roberts_ arrived about a Month after, and doubtless learn'd the Intent of their Voyage, and cleaning on the Coast; which made him set down with more Security to his Diversion, and furnish him with such Intimations, as made his first Range down the Coast in _August_ following, more prosperous; the _Swallow_ and _Weymouth_ being then at the Port of _Princes_ a cleaning. Their Stay at _Princes_ was from _July_ 28 to _Sept._ 20, 1721, where, by a Fatality, common to the Irregularities of Seamen, (who cannot in such Cases be kept under due Restraints,) they buried 100 Men in three Weeks time, and reduced the Remainder of the Ships Companies into so sickly a State, that it was with Difficulty they brought them to sail; and this Misfortune was probably the Ruin of _Roberts_, for it prevented the Men of War's going back to _Sierraleon_, as it was intended, there being a Necessity of leaving his Majesty's Ship _Weymouth_ (in much the worse Condition of the two) under the Guns of Cape _Corso_, to impress Men, being unable at this Time, either to hand the Sails, or weigh her Anchor; and _Roberts_ being ignorant of the Occasion or Alteration of the first Design, fell into the Mouth of Danger, when he thought himself the farthest from it; for the Men of War not endeavouring to attain further to Windward (when they came from _Princes_) then to secure Cape _Corso_ Road under their Lee, they luckily hovered in the Track he had took. The _Swallow_ and _Weymouth_ fell in with the Continent at Cape _Appollonia, Octo._ 20th, and there received the ungrateful News from one Captain _Bird_; a Notice that awaken'd and put them on their Guard; but they were far from expecting any Temerity should ever bring him a second Time on the Coast, while they were there; therefore the _Swallow_ having seen the _Weymouth_ into Cape _Corso_ Road _Nov._ 10th, she ply'd to Windward as far as _Bassam_, rather as an Airing to recover a sickly Ship's Company, and shew herself to the Trade, which was found every where undisturb'd, and were, for that Reason, returning to her Consort, when accidently meeting a _Portuguese_ Ship, she told her, that the Day before she saw two Ships Chace into _Junk_, an _English_ Vessel, which she believed must have fallen into their Hands. On this Story, the _Swallow_ clung her Wind, and endeavoured to gain that Place, but receiving soon after (_Octo._ the 14th) a contrary Report from Captain _Plummer_, an intelligent Man, in the _Jason_ of _Bristol_, who had come further to Windward, and neither saw or heard any Thing of this; she turned her Head down the second Time, anchored at Cape _Appollonia_ the 23d, at Cape _Tres Puntas_ the 27th, and in _Corso_ Road _January_ the 7th, 1721-2.